#and also… dumb? like if he’s NOT a hubristic little shit who’s showing off on night hunts with his pet zombie

[poorlittleyaoyao]

The Second Flautist remains the stupidest but also funniest adaptation choice. Su Minshan, heretofore portrayed as a cringefail loser who needed Wangxian and Wen Ning to save his ass from the Waterborne Abyss, overrides Wei Wuxian’s demonic cultivation abilities TWICE. Not only does he seize control of Wen Ning, but he manipulates the resentment summoned by Wei Wuxian to attack people and turn them into puppets at Nightless City SO EFFECTIVELY that Wei Wuxian cannot regain control of them even on an individual basis with the Yin Tiger Tally helping him.

Su Minshan, true Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, is the most overpowered character in the entire series, and we must therefore conclude that he chooses to be Jin Guangyao’s devoted henchman rather than seizing any power for himself because he finds it personally fulfilling.

#Su Minshan #tagging it so ppl can then go to the notes and find the good reblogs! #love that we never see JGY during the entire battle #I assume he is sitting in a little corner somewhere telling SMS what a good job he is doing which is all the compensation he needs 😌 #for real tho in their insistence on making WWX blameless they made him fuckin weaksauce #and also… dumb? like if he’s NOT a hubristic little shit who’s showing off on night hunts with his pet zombie #then why insist on keeping the Tiger Tally? why not surrender it to JC or something if he doesn’t want to maladaptively cling to power? #masala necromancy wizard hour